Job Description

Title: Community Facilitator

Company Name: Shushilan

Vacancy: 10

Location: Barguna (Taltali), Khulna (Koyra) ...

Minimum Salary: Tk. 24200 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 12 Apr 2025

Education:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years of experience in food security and livelihood programming, preferably with national or international organizations operating in coastal regions of Bangladesh.
∎ Ability to work effectively within a team, collaborating with colleagues to achieve project objectives.
∎ Experience in facilitating group discussions, workshops, and community sessions.
∎ Capacity to use digital tools for data collection, field monitoring, and reporting, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
∎ Adherence to gender-sensitive practices, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), safeguarding, and code of conduct policies, ensuring a respectful and safe environment for all beneficiaries.
∎ Willingness and commitment to respond in humanitarian emergencies, ensuring swift action when needed.
∎ Ability to operate virtual platforms (such as Skype, Zoom, Teams, etc.) for meetings, coordination, and training sessions.
∎ At least 3 years of experience in food security and livelihood programming, preferably with national or international organizations operating in coastal regions of Bangladesh.
∎ Ability to work effectively within a team, collaborating with colleagues to achieve project objectives.
∎ Experience in facilitating group discussions, workshops, and community sessions.
∎ Capacity to use digital tools for data collection, field monitoring, and reporting, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
∎ Adherence to gender-sensitive practices, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), safeguarding, and code of conduct policies, ensuring a respectful and safe environment for all beneficiaries.
∎ Willingness and commitment to respond in humanitarian emergencies, ensuring swift action when needed.
∎ Ability to operate virtual platforms (such as Skype, Zoom, Teams, etc.) for meetings, coordination, and training sessions.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Mobilize the community for the successful implementation of the project, following the project action plan.
∎ Conduct field-level surveys and engage in house-to-house visits to identify and assess target households.
∎ Ensure beneficiary selection and need assessment processes are conducted effectively and on schedule.
∎ Maintain close relationships with targeted communities and act as a point of contact for beneficiaries.
∎ Stay within the posting union to ensure close supervision and engagement with the community.
∎ Monitor the implementation of Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) activities, Cash for Work, establishing homestead gardening, awareness development and report on progress.
∎ Maintain liaison with relevant government departments and agencies at the Union level.
∎ Communicate and coordinate with agriculture service providers ensure services for vulnerable households.
∎ Organize and lead community sessions with beneficiaries to ensure active participation and awareness.
∎ Conduct regular field visits as per the project objectives and prepare corresponding reports.
∎ Plan daily activities, including meetings, training, and other events, ensuring they are well-organized and executed.
∎ Support the facilitation of orientations, workshops, and meetings related to project activities.
∎ Prepare and submit monthly activity reports and work plans to the supervisor.
∎ Maintain proper documentation of fieldwork, beneficiary engagement, and food security-related tasks.
∎ Ensure high-quality work at the field level and the timely delivery of project tasks.
∎ Document and share lessons learned and best practices with program management.
∎ Ensure that child protection and safeguarding standards are adhered to in all project activities.
∎ Regularly communicate with the supervisor to provide updates, feedback, and challenges faced during implementation.
∎ The Community Facilitator will play a crucial role in implementing project activities at the community level. S/he will report directly to the Upazila Coordinator and be responsible for ensuring smooth project implementation, beneficiary engagement, and regular monitoring at the field level.
∎ Key Responsibilities:
∎ Mobilize the community for the successful implementation of the project, following the project action plan.
∎ Conduct field-level surveys and engage in house-to-house visits to identify and assess target households.
∎ Ensure beneficiary selection and need assessment processes are conducted effectively and on schedule.
∎ Maintain close relationships with targeted communities and act as a point of contact for beneficiaries.
∎ Stay within the posting union to ensure close supervision and engagement with the community.
∎ Monitor the implementation of Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) activities, Cash for Work, establishing homestead gardening, awareness development and report on progress.
∎ Maintain liaison with relevant government departments and agencies at the Union level.
∎ Communicate and coordinate with agriculture service providers ensure services for vulnerable households.
∎ Organize and lead community sessions with beneficiaries to ensure active participation and awareness.
∎ Conduct regular field visits as per the project objectives and prepare corresponding reports.
∎ Plan daily activities, including meetings, training, and other events, ensuring they are well-organized and executed.
∎ Support the facilitation of orientations, workshops, and meetings related to project activities.
∎ Prepare and submit monthly activity reports and work plans to the supervisor.
∎ Maintain proper documentation of fieldwork, beneficiary engagement, and food security-related tasks.
∎ Ensure high-quality work at the field level and the timely delivery of project tasks.
∎ Document and share lessons learned and best practices with program management.
∎ Ensure that child protection and safeguarding standards are adhered to in all project activities.
∎ Regularly communicate with the supervisor to provide updates, feedback, and challenges faced during implementation.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Barguna (Taltali), Khulna (Koyra), Patuakhali (Kalapara, Rangabali), Satkhira (Shyamnagar)

Read Before Apply:

Shushilan has a zero tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Shushilan‘s personnel against the people they serve. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone and all selected candidates will be required to comply with the Shushilan’s PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behaviour related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.

Apply Instruction

Shushilan - a national NGO is inviting application from qualified candidates for the project entitled 'Client centred humanitarian response: Improving lives of crisis affected people' supported by IRC. If you are interested and meet the criteria, please send your application along with a cover letter, curriculum vitae (MS Word file as per prescribed format), copy of all academic certificates, passport size photograph and copy of national ID to Head of HR Cell, Shushilan on or before 20/4/2025. Only short listed candidates will be called for an interview. Requirements are flexible for highly skilled candidates and qualified female candidate will be given priority. All Rights Reserved by the Authority.

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Company Information:
∎ Shushilan
∎ Head Office: 155, Jalil Shorani, Commercial Cum Residential Area, Rayermohol Boyra, Khulna-9000
∎ Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change and Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization in Bangladesh since 1991.

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∎ Head Office: 155, Jalil Shorani, Commercial Cum Residential Area, Rayermohol Boyra, Khulna-9000
∎ Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change and Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization in Bangladesh since 1991.

Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2025

Category: NGO/Development